StrongStart - Attempt #2

With my Mom being in Ontario for two weeks I've realized I need to be more intentional with making plans for what activities Matthew, Kayla and I are going to do during the day otherwise they get bored of just playing at home.  No more playing each day 'by ear'!

Today, we went to StrongStart again.  Last September I took Matthew and Kayla once, but quickly realized that it would be too difficult for me to attend with two 1.5 year olds as they strongly encourage cleaning up after yourself before moving on to the next activity.  When you have a room full of toys/activity stations, that's really hard for two 1.5 year olds to do - and hard for me to do when they both are at different stations!  So we only went once last year.

Today, we went to the StrongStart program at Langley Meadows as it's now the closest program to our house...a 4 minute drive away.  There's definitely something nice about living in Clayton Heights - you're close to Langley!  The program runs from 9am-12pm, so we arrived nicely at around 8:50am because I know there is a maximum number of participants that they can accept each day and so you don't want to be late.  We were nicely on time and were allowed in.

Matthew and Kayla did great!  They stuck together at the same stations, cleaned up after themselves, and nicely shared with the other kids.  At 10:15am they had to clean-up all the toys and wash their hands, and then a snack was served (provided by the program).  Matthew and Kayla were great at sitting at their table, patiently waiting.  After snack time was circle time, where we sang some songs and read one story.  After that, it was free time outside.  We stayed until 11:30 and then packed up and headed home, much like the other parents there.  I definitely foresee us attending on a weekly basis.  Something different, and something FREE!  I would love to have Matthew and Kayla involved in more community activities...they just all add up with having to enroll two at the same time always.  The more free opportunities we can take advantage of, the better!